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The Fall of the House of Usher (1950)

The Fall of the House of Usher (1950)

Horror
Release Date: 1950, June 1
Directors: Ivan Barnett
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Vigilant, Vigilant, G.I.B., G.I.B.
Cast: Gwen Watford, Kaye Tendeter, Irving Steen, Vernon Charles, Connie Goodwin, Lucy Pavey, Robert Woollard, Keith Lorraine, Tony Powell-Bristow

Overview:

A traveler arrives at the Usher mansion to visit his old friend, Roderick Usher. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Roderick and his sister, Madeline, have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become nearly catatonic. That evening, Roderick tells his guest of an old Usher family curse: any time there has been more than one Usher child, all of the siblings have gone insane and died horrible deaths. As the days wear on, the effects of the curse reach their terrifying climax.

Keywords:

curse gothic horror sibling old dark house poe premature burial